Hot Yankee Prospect: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

THE WAIT IS ON — That buzz surrounding the Yankees during the long offseason has been coming from the direction of prized prospect Jasson Dominguez, a Dominican Republic import. But don’t look for him to make a splash during this baseball-lite season—a coronavirus-shortened 60-game schedule. The Yankees left Dominguez off their 60-man roster, reflecting the fact that they’re going for all the marbles. Yankee GM Brian Cashman told reporters, “We have a 60-game sprint in a COVID environment to qualify for the playoffs and take a shot at a 2020 world championship title.”

Besides, Dominguez is but 17 years old and hasn’t had an at-bat in pro baseball in the U.S. The Yankees just signed him in July 2019, so